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This page was last updated on 20th January 2012. If you have any questions or would like more information please send an email to the webmaster who will be pleased to answer your query.
Here is a summary of the latest news (most recent at the top):
(20 Jan) The February talk will be held on Tuesday 21st February and is entitled 'Wings over Norfolk'
(16 Jan) The minutes of the January Committee Meeting are now available.
Link to Kings Lynn Civic Society added.
2011
(26 Dec) The minutes of the November and December Committee Meetings are now available.
(2 Dec) The First talk of the 2012 season will be held on Tuesday 17th January and is entitled 'Hunstanton - a railway town in need of a railway'
(30 Nov) The AGM will be held on Tuesday 6th December (at 6.30pm) and will be followed by a talk entitled 'Cromer's Piers and Jetties'
(15 Nov) There has been a change to the published programme of talks. The January 2012 talk is now: "Hunstanton: A Railway Town in need of a Railway" by John Maiden.
The minutes of all the recent Committee Meetings are now on the website.
(3 Nov) There will be an illustrated talk on Thursday 24th November in the Town Hall at 7.00pm to discuss a fitting memorial to the founder of Hunstanton:
Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange
(27 Oct) The next talk will be held on Tuesday 15th November....
(30 Sept) The next talk of the 2011/12 season is in on Tuesday 18th October...
(5 Sept) The first talk of the 2011/12 season is on Tuesday 27th September. We look forward to welcoming you.
(10 Aug) A three month trial of a Town Minibus - Hunny Bus - commences on Thursday 18th August. Details and Map.
(3 Aug) The minutes of the July committee meeting are now available.
(18 Jul) The minutes of the June committee meeting are now available.
(19 Jun) The progamme of talks for 2011-2012 is now available. There is also a Heritage Walk on Saturday 25th June...
(7 Jun) The minutes of the May committee meeting are now available.
(29 May) A special event has been arranged in support of Civic Voice Day and will take place on Tuesday 28th June at 7.30pm....
(28 Apr) The minutes of the April committee meeting are now available.
(25 Apr) The next talk will take place on Tuesday 17th May....
The minutes of the March committee meeting are now available.
(16 Mar) Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) - click here for details
(11 Mar) Brian Holmes is staging another 'Rail' exhibition in the Coal Shed Gallery - this time with a ROYAL connection. Friday 29th April - Monday 2nd May....
(1 Mar) The minutes of the February 2011 committee meeting are now available
(19 Feb) The next talk for 2011 will take place on Tuesday 15th March... more information
(1 Feb) The minutes of the January 2011 committee meeting are now available.
(29 Jan) The minutes of the December 2010 committee meeting are now available, and also the HCS response to the latest Kit Kat site proposals.
(24 Jan) The next talk for 2011 will take place on Tuesday 15th February...
2010
(14 Dec) The first talk for 2011 will take place on Tuesday 18th January
(14 Dec) The minutes of the November Committee meeting are now available
(7 Dec) The accounts for the year ended 30th September 2010 are now available
(19 Nov) Our next meeting is the AGM on Tuesday 7th December. Please remember that the AGM commences at 6.30pm. It will be followed by a talk entitled 'Everest - the North Col', and this will be followed by a buffet.
(1 Nov) Tony Burton, the Chief Executive of Civic voice is visiting Hunstanton on Thursday 4th November. Click here for a summary of his itinerary.
(28 Oct) The minutes of the October Committee Meeting are now available
(21 Oct) The next talk will take place on Tuesday 16th November. The speaker is Dr Paul Richards and his talk is entitled 'The Hanseatic League'.
(24 Sept) The next talk of the 2010/11 season will take place on Tuesday 19th October and is entitled 'The History of Norfolk Aviation'
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(13 Aug) The first talk of the 2010/11 season will take place on Tuesday 21st September and is entitled 'King of the Norfolk Poachers'
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(7 Sept) The minutes of the August and September committee meetings are now available
(13 Aug) The minutes of the July committee meeting are now available
(10 Aug)
The Kings Lynn to Hunstanton Line
An Exhibition of Photographs and Memorabilia
Friday 27th August - Sunday 5th September
The Coal Shed Gallery 11am - 4pm every day
(4 Aug)
'Wash Week' - Sunday 8th to Sunday 15th August
A celebration of Hunstanton Cliffs
Daily 10am - 4pm in the Coal Shed Gallery
** Special Event **
'James Jackson - His life and Work'
An illustrated talk by Cindy Howells
Tuesday 10th August - 7pm in the Town Hall
with Sonia Reveley - Natural England Advisor
Thursday 12th August 11am - 1pm
(2 Aug) The first talk of the 2010/11 season will take place on Tuesday 21st September and is entitled 'King of the Norfolk Poachers'
(30 Jun) Information on 'Wash Week' (7-15 August) can be found here and some more here
(26 Jun) The minutes of the June committee meeting are now available
(12 Jun) The minutes of the April and May committee meetings are now available.
(4 Jun) The programme for 2010/2011 is now available - see Diary of Events
(19 May) A copy of the Civic Society letter of objection to the revised Kit Kat site planning application can be found here.
(23 Apr)
Civic Voice – the new national charity for the civic movement – was launched on Saturday 17th April with fresh evidence of our passion for making the places where we all live more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. More than three in four people surveyed identify something valued in their local area which is at risk.
A prime objective of Civic Voice is to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. And to promote civic pride.
(15 Apr) The next talk, by Bryan Howling, is on Tuesday 4th May and is entitled: 'Reclamation around The Wash since Saxon Times'. Click for more information.
(8 Apr) The minutes of the February and March committee meeting are now available.
(14 Mar) A St. George's Day Concert is being held on Friday 23rd April at The Princess Theatre to raise funds for the Town Hall Improvements Fund. Click here for details.
(5 Mar) Click here to see details of our next talks evening on Tuesday 6th April - 'Lancelot Capability Brown'
(10 Feb) Click here to see details of our next talks evening on Tuesday 2nd March - 'Re-opening a Railway'
(9 Feb) The minutes of the January committee meeting are now available.
(20 Jan) Click here to see a Christmas and end of year message from Mr Stan Goldman - our Honorary Member from New Mexico.
(13 Jan) The HCS response to the Kit Kat site proposals can be found here. And the HCS response to the Wash Shoreline Management Plan can be found here.
(11 Jan) Our next talks evening is on Tuesday 2nd February when local historian Mary Mackie will give an illustrated talk on the history of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service 1918 - Present (PMRAFNS)
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2009
(31 Dec) The minutes of the December committee Meeting are now available.
(2 Dec) At the EGM held on 1st December 2009 the new and revised Constitution for the Society was unanimously adopted - click here to see a copy, and here to see the current Rules and Bye Laws.
At the AGM, which followed the EGM, a questionnaire was circulated entitled 'What do you want the Civic Society to do?'. If you were not at the AGM, or did not fill in the questionnaire, and would like to do so, you can down load a copy here.
(27 Nov) Early warning of a programme change. The talk to be held on Tuesday 5th January 2010 will be 'The Wash Tidal Barrier' by Peter Dawe. Click for more information.
(24 Nov) Planned development of the East of England upto 2031
Although the East of England Regional Assembly is to be abolished in March 2010, it has produced a consultation document about possible ways in which an increased population might be housed during the next 20 years. The need for more homes is growing because of a net migration into the area, increased life expectancy and a trend for more people to live alone.
Click here to see a summary of the consultation document.
Click here to see the response sent by the Civic Society.
(19 Nov) The minutes of the November Committee Meeting are now available.
(20 Oct) The Green and the Hangar - What Hunstanton Thinks! A Public Meeting was held in Hunstanton Town Hall on Tuesday 13th October. Click here for a full report